Armen Dzigarkhanyan taken to hospital

 Famous Armenian actor Armen Dzigarkhanyan has been taken to hospital but not because of any sharpening of his health. 

“Due to the excitement after my 75th anniversary the doctors are adjusting me and preparing me for the 80th jubilee. But in general, everything is ok,” Mr Dzigarkhanyan has told RIA Novosti.

Armen Dzigarkhanyan’s 75th anniversary was celebrated on October 3.

The celebration of his anniversary in Moscow’s Drama Theatre on 10 October had coincided with the theatre’s 15th anniversary.

Armen Dzigarkhanyan starred in dozens of Soviet films (such as The Elusive Avengers and many others) and provided the voice for many cartoon characters. He founded his own theater in Moscow.

Dzigarkhanyan worked as assistant cameraman at Armenfilm studios in 1953-1954. He began his acting career in 1955 at the Russian Stanislavsky Theater in Yerevan, and in 1967 moved to the Lenkom Theatre in Moscow.